1919-1924 Rear Admiral William F. Reynolds, first Captain and later Rear Admiral Commandant. Re-appointed Commandant on 12 January 1923 with rank of Rear Admiral effective 2 October 1923. He was the first officer to attain this rank.

1924-1932 Rear Admiral Frederick C. Billard

1932-1936 Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet

1936-1946 Admiral Russell R. Waesche. Appointed Commandant as Rear Admiral. Appointed Full Admiral 4 April 1945. First officer to attain ranks of Vice Admiral and Admiral.

1946-1949 Admiral Joseph F. Farley

1949-1954 Vice Admiral Merlin ONeill

1954-1962 Admiral Alfred C. Richmond. Appointed Commandant as Vice Admiral; appointed Admiral 1 June 1960 by act of 14 May 1960. Public Law 86-474, under which all Coast Guard Commandants thereafter automatically became Admirals.

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